Violaine Balland

MAIN CONFERENCE DAY 1 – 8 July 2026, Wednesday

9:20 AM Industry Roundtables: Identifying your top 3 procurement pain points

Kick off the summit by connecting with peers from your industry in a focused roundtable discussion. Together, you'll identify the top three procurement challenges currently impacting your sector. Guided by structured prompts and peer sharing, each group will capture practical insights that will help shape conversations throughout the conference.

By the end of the session, we will have identified the top three procurement pain points across industries.

Roundtable 1:

Manufacturing & Industrial

Speaker: Maria Cristina De Leon Sta. Maria, Country Procurement Head, Linde Philippines

Roundtable 2:

Retail, eCommerce & Consumer Goods

Speaker: Tomas Veit, CEO/CPO, Asahi Global Procurement, Asahi Group

Roundtable 3:

Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare & Life Sciences

Speaker: Maxime Piguet, Regional Head of Procurement, Haleon

Roundtable 4:

Energy, Utilities & Natural Resources

Speakers: Jhoana Tamayor, Procurement Group Director, Enterprise, Manila Water

Aseem Joshi, Head of Contracts and Stores, Tata Power

Roundtable 5:

Banking, Financial Services & FinTech

Speaker: Mahbub Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Vice President & Head of Procurement, City Bank PLC

Roundtable 6:

Transportation, Logistics & Supply Chain

Speaker: Violaine Balland, Head of Procurement, Wilhelmsen Ships Service

Roundtable 7:

Technology, Software & Digital Platforms

Speaker: Kaye Sumanga, Head of Procurement, Grab

Roundtable 8:

Telecommunications & Connectivity

Speaker: Chris Lee, CPO, M1 Limited

Roundtable 9:

Hospitality, Travel & Aviation

Speaker: Zyad Khan, Associate Director, Procurement, Contracts & ESG, Dubai World Trade Center

Roundtable 10:

Cross-Industry

Speaker: Michiel Onno Kalverkamp, Chief Customer Officer & Co-Owner, Besso

Roundtable 11:

Construction, Infrastructure & Real Estate

Speaker: Gerard Magadia, Vice President & General Manager- Procurement Shared Services (PSS), Yuchengo Group of Companies

Roundtable 12:

Aerospace, Defense & Advanced Engineering

Speaker: Chaw Khuan Goh, Head of Strategic Sourcing, VAT Manufacturing Malaysia

Roundtable 13:

Education, Research & Professional Services

Speaker: Dr. Christina SS Ooi, Board Member, Council Member, Adjunct Lecturer, Former CPO, Speaker, Published Author

Roundtable 14:

Government, Public Sector & State-Owned Enterprises

Speaker: Sharon Morris, Group Regional Head APAC, World Commerce & Contracting (WorldCC)

ProcureCon Asia 2026

MAIN CONFERENCE DAY 1 – 8 July 2026, Wednesday

9:20 AM Industry Roundtables: Identifying your top 3 procurement pain points

4:20 PM Case Study: Wilhelmsen Ships Service Story: How to build responsible sourcing to create a circular future